ORIOLES (1-4) 5 BLUE JAYS (3-1) 3 Phil Ferranti (Mercyhurst) finished 4-for-4 and scored the game-winning run as the Orioles outlasted the Blue Jays in extra innings. Ferranti singled to lead the eighth inning and eventually crossed home when Jorge Oropeza (Alfred State) reached on an error. Ferranti, who was hitless in his first seven at bats of the season, doubled in a run in … [Read more...] about ICBL Monday: Ferranti leads Orioles to first win; Monarchs score four in final at-bat
Pine Pieces
Aquinas alum Taylor Riggins named to Bednarik Award Watch List
By JOHN LIKANJE Taylor Riggins (Aquinas/Buffalo) was named to the Bednarik Award Watch List, Monday. The award is given to the most outstanding defensive player in college football. Riggins transferred from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2017 and sat out that entire season as a redshirt freshman. He has played in 26 of the Bulls' 27 games between 2018 and 2019 and … [Read more...] about Aquinas alum Taylor Riggins named to Bednarik Award Watch List
Griggs and Nucci grab opening week ICBL honors
By JOHN LIKANJE Tyler Griggs (Central Arizona College) and Jagger Nucci (St. Bonaventure University) earned Interstate Collegiate Baseball League (ICBL) Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for July 6-12. Griggs reached base in every at-bat in the season opener. Nucci pitched the Cardinals to a shutout win. PLAYER OF THE WEEK (7/6-7/12) Rochester West Division Tyler … [Read more...] about Griggs and Nucci grab opening week ICBL honors
ICBL Sunday: Snow Cats stay undefeated; DP Orange salvages split
SNOW CATS (3-0) 9ORIOLES (0-3) 7Left fielder Matt Smith (Ithaca) finished 2-for-3 at the plate with three RBI, a double, and one run to keep the Snow Cats undefeated. The Snow Cats took an early lead with four runs in the second inning and did not trail. Branden Myers (St. Bonaventure), James Cronin (St. Lawrence), and Patrick Blackall (RIT) picked up a double apiece. Cronin … [Read more...] about ICBL Sunday: Snow Cats stay undefeated; DP Orange salvages split
This Day in Red Wings History: Fiore beats Mud Hens in 10th
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO Joe Altobelli preferred close games when he was managing, enjoyed the strategy of a tight contest rather than a high-margin affair even when his team was ahead. "I go to sleep in the laughers," Altobelli told the Democrat and Chronicle after the Rochester Red Wings defeated the Toledo Mud Hens 18-10 on July 9, 1974. The three games that followed, all 2-1 … [Read more...] about This Day in Red Wings History: Fiore beats Mud Hens in 10th